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Offender characteristics in BCS violent incidents in England and Wales-British crime survey
Percentage
Violent offences
Age of offender(s)( 1,2) All violence( 3) Wounding Assault with minor iniury( 4) Assault with no iniury( 4) Common assault( 4) Robbery

2008-09

School age and under(5)

8

3

7

10

-

10

Unweighted base(6)

1,454

343

358

560

-

193

2007/08

School age and under

13

7

8

18

-

15

Unweighted base(6)

1,468

357

343

579

-

189

2006-07

School age and under

12

9

12

15

-

6

Unweighted base(6)

1,656

413

393

639

-

211

2005 - 06

School age and under

14

13

-

-

15

12

Unweighted base(6)

1,548

376

-

-

914

208

2004-05

School age and under

12

9

-

-

14

8

Unweighted base(6)

1,521

394

-

-

877

176

2003-04

Child of school age

12

12

-

-

12

7

Unweighted base(6)

1,448

355

-

-

877

151

2002-03

Child of school age

10

4

-

-

12

12

Unweighted base(6)

1,447

351

-

-

853

185

2001-02

Child of school age

10

2

-

-

12

12

Unweighted base(6)

1,325

306

-

-

805

163

1999

Child of school age

8

12

-

-

7

8

Unweighted base(6)

1,053

226

-

-

701

104

(1 )Detailed questions about offender(s) are only asked of victims who experienced three or less offences in the last year to minimise respondent burden. Figures here are based on incidents in which the victim could say something about the offender(s).
(2) More than one offender could be involved.
(3) 'All violence' includes wounding, robbery, assault with minor injury and assault with no injury.
(4) Prior to 2005-06 assault with minor injury and assault with no injury were included within the broader category of common assault.
(5) Separate estimates for children below school age are not available prior to 2004-05 BCS.
(6) Unweighted base is the number of victims who were able to say something about offender.


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Written Answers to Questions

Monday 12 October 2009

Church Commissioners

Eco-Towns

Robert Neill: To ask the hon. Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners whether the Church Commissioners have made an assessment of the merits of allowing their land to be used for eco-town developments. [289357]

Sir Stuart Bell: With the assistance of their professional advisers, the Church Commissioners keep their property holdings under constant review to ensure that development potential is identified, thoroughly assessed and taken forward in the most appropriate way.

When the Government originally announced the eco-town idea, the Commissioners liaised with their advisers to determine whether any potential sites already identified in their portfolio might meet the eco-town criteria or whether any other land might be suitable to accommodate an eco-town. No suitable opportunities emerged and therefore this initiative was not taken forward in relation to the Commissioners' landholdings.

Business, Innovation and Skills

Apprentices

Mr. Hayes: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many apprenticeships have been undertaken by (a) men and (b) women in each (i) region and (ii) industrial sector; and how many were completed in each case. [290221]

Kevin Brennan: Table 1 shows the number of apprenticeship starts by Government Office Region and Gender in 2007-08, the latest year for which full-year figures are available. Table 2 shows the number of apprenticeship achievements by Government Office Region and Gender in 2007-08. This gives the total number of achievements in 2007-08, regardless of the academic year the apprenticeship started.

Tables 3 and 4 show the number of apprenticeship starts and achievements by Government Office Region and Sector Subject Area in 2007-08. Information is not available by 'industrial sector'.


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Table 1: Number of apprenticeship starts by Government Office region and gender, 2007-08
Region Male Female Total

North East

8,600

8,000

16,700

North West

18,200

17,200

35,500

Yorkshire and the Humber

16,200

13,100

29,300

East Midlands

10,800

10,900

21,700

West Midlands

11,600

13,800

25,400

East of England

10,800

10,200

21,000

London

7,200

7,300

14,500

South East

18,400

13,800

32,200

South West

14,600

10,700

25,300

Other

1,800

1,500

3,200

Total

118,200

106,600

224,800


Table 2: Number of apprenticeship achievements by Government Office region and gender, 2007-08
Region Male Female Total

North East

4,300

3,300

7,600

North West

9,700

9,300

19,000

Yorkshire and the Humber

9,000

6,300

15,400

East Midlands

5,400

5,300

10,700

West Midlands

6,900

6,700

13,600

East of England

5,400

4,600

10,000

London

3,100

3,100

6,200

South East

9,700

6,600

16,300

South West

7,500

5,000

12,500

Other

700

500

1,300

Total

61,700

50,800

112,600

Notes:
1. Region is based on home postcode of the learner.
2. Where the postcode is outside of England, or not known, learners are shown in the 'Other' category.
3. Figures have been rounded to the nearest hundred and may therefore not sum to the totals.
Source:
Work-based Learning Individualised Learning Record
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